
Capello in confident mood
Fabio Capello in not expecting any problems against Andorra in tomorrows World Cup qualifier.
The Italian was in bullish mood at today's press conference as his side prepare to face the part-timers at Wembley.
England are currently seven points clear of Croatia at the top of Group Six, although Belarus and Ukraine also remain in contention for a place in South Africa next summer.
And Capello is not expecting too many problems against Andorra.
He said: "It's not easy, but if we score early it will be an easy game.
"We have to attack. Andorra will be waiting for us in front of their box with 10 players defending.
"I saw their game against Belarus and they put 10 players just in front of the box, waiting, waiting, waiting."
Capello's main selection concern surrounds whether or not to use players who will miss the next match against Croatia if they pick up a yellow card.
He is likely to err on the side of caution and leave out Emile Heskey, Glen Johnson and David Beckham.
England have won all six of their qualifiers so far with Capello pleased with their progress.
He added: "I've learnt a lot. The players have learnt a lot too about my system, what I want, what I want them to do in games and the different styles we play.
"I'm very happy because I can see in training the players are very happy. It's important.
"It's not like work but happy training."
There were fears the game would have to be played behind closed doors due to an underground strike in London but the Football Association are adamant fans will be in attendance.
And England captain John Terry is hoping for a good performance to reward those who make it to Wembley.
"We had 1,500 fans going all the way to Kazakhstan so we know we are always going to get great support from the England fans, but maybe tomorrow night is a chance to pay them back for all the hard work they give us with a good win," he said.
The other game in the pool sees fourth-placed Ukraine host a Kazakhstan side beaten 4-0 by England on Saturday.
Ukraine will be hoping to get their challenge back on track after the disappointment of conceding a deflected equaliser in the 2-2 draw against Croatia at the weekend.
The visitors looked set to record an important win until Croatia's Luka Modric netted in Zagreb to leave Ukraine 10 points adrift of top spot, although they do have a game in hand on England.
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